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Chernigov Geography

Wikipedia provides an explanation of the terms guberniya, uyezd, oblast and raion.

Chernigov (Чернигов) and Chernihiv ( Чернігів)
Around 1929/1932, the Russian name Chernigov
(Чернигов) was changed to the Ukrainian name Chernihiv ( Чернігів). The following is a list of alternate Roman-alphabet spellings that we have seen on Western maps and other documents. 

  • Černihov
  • Chernichów
  • Chyernigov
  • Czernichów
  • Czernichw
  • Czernigow
  • Czernihyw

 

  • Czernihov
  • Czernihów
  • Tchernigoff
  • Tchernigov
  • Tschernigoff
  • Tschernigov
  • Tschernihiw

 

Chernigov Towns Master List, compiled by Andrew S. Bushkin, consists of Cities / Towns / Communities in territory of the former Chernigov guberniya or the present Chernihiv oblast. It includes geographic coordinates, population data, and dates of founding, when known.
Current revision: 53: 2006-07-03.

Personal Accounts of Chernigov Cities and Towns

Chernigov Past

Towns and Uyezds in Chernigov Guberniya, 1894/1895, as they appear in the Vsia Rossiia business directory


Chernihiv Today

Towns in Chernihiv Oblast, 1929/1932 to the Present, compiled by Andrew S. Bushkin and Tom E., lists the Cities/Towns/Communities found in present-day Chernihiv Oblast.

 

 

 

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